Senior or Advanced Hand Therapist Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist, Allied Health

Permanent role, 0.4 Advanced Clinician or 0.6 Senior Clinician available

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health Collective Agreement

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

Are you an experienced, client-focused Hand Therapist who is passionate about delivering exceptional care? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Centre of Excellence for Hand Therapy within Counties Manukau.

Based at Manukau SuperClinic, a modern outpatient facility, you will work in a highly collaborative environment where hand therapists and hand surgeons partner closely to deliver integrated, specialist care. You will manage a diverse and rewarding caseload across a broad range of hand and upper limb conditions, including post-operative rehabilitation, acute and trauma-related injuries across adult and paediatric populations, as well as congenital hand differences, nerve compressions, arthritis, and Dupuytrens disease.

As an Advanced Clinician, you will hold a clinical leadership role in the service with a focus on complex case management, service development, research and evaluation, teaching and mentoring, quality and risk, and addressing health equity.

As a Senior Clinician, you will play an integral leadership role within the service. You will contribute to clinical teaching and mentoring, participate in research and service evaluation, support quality and risk initiatives, and help advance health equity outcomes for our community.

This role offers the opportunity to practise in a specialised and supportive environment, working alongside highly experienced Accredited Hand Therapists. Our team has a well-established tutorial and in-service education programme that supports continuous professional development and clinical excellence.

To be successful in this role, you must hold current New Zealand registration in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy and have proven hand therapy experience in either inpatient or outpatient settings. If applying for an Advanced Clinician role you must be a New Zealand Accredited Hand Therapist. If applying for a Senior role, completion of the Hand and Upper Limb post graduate paper will be advantageous.

Essential:

• Current registration with the New Zealand Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy Board, with a current Annual Practising Certificate
• For Senior Clinician, a minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience with 2-3 years experience in the area of speciality
• For Advanced Clinician, a minimum of 6 years post-graduate experience with 3-4 years experience in the area of speciality
• Full, clean drivers licence

What's in it for you?

• A great learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
• Full refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Subsidised association membership
• Professional development sessions
• Discounted services as part of our work perks

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 31st October 2026. To review the position description for Senior Clinician please click here, or Advanced Clinician please click here.

If you have any questions, please contact Alieke on alieke.vanmiddelaar@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz or Amy on amy.lin@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.